Middleburg in Snyder County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Snyder County

Photographed by Paul Crumlish, June 24, 2011

1. Snyder County Marker

Inscription. Formed March 2, 1855 out of Union County. The name honors Simon Snyder (Governor, 1808-17) who made his home in Selinsgrove. The county seat of Middleburg was laid out 1800, incorporated 1864. County was scene of the Penns Creek Massacre of 1755.

Erected 1982 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Political Subdivisions. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is March 2, 1863.

Location. 40° 47.516′ N, 77° 2.789′ W. Marker is in Middleburg, Pennsylvania, in Snyder County. It is at the intersection of West Market Street (U.S. 522) and South Main Street (U.S. 522), on the right when traveling east on West Market Street. The marker is located in front of the Snyder County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9 West Market Street, Middleburg PA 17842, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Schoch Blockhouse (approx. 4.1 miles away); Site of Blockhouse and Settler Refuge During Indian Raids (approx. 4.1 miles away); Freeburg (approx.

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5.8 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.9 miles away); Evangelical Church (approx. 6.6 miles away); New Berlin Commons (approx. 6.7 miles away); First Printing House of the Evangelical Association (approx. 6.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Middleburg.

Also see . . .
1. Snyder County. Welcome to Snyder County, PA ...preserving the past while building for the future... (Submitted on June 27, 2011, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.)

2. Snyder County Historical Society - County History. (Submitted on June 27, 2011, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.)

Wide view of the Snyder County Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul Crumlish, June 24, 2011

2. Wide view of the Snyder County Marker

Snyder County Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul Crumlish, June 24, 2011

3. Snyder County Courthouse

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2011, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 953 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 27, 2011, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.